Tâncăbeşti

Tâncăbeşti
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Great Wallachia
Circle :	Ilfov
Municipality :	Snagov
Coordinates :	44 ° 41 ′  N , 26 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 41 ″  N , 26 ° 4 ′ 30 ″  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Postal code :	077167
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 1
License plate :	IF
Structure and administration
Community type :	Village

Memorial to those who fell in the town during the First World War

Tâncăbeşti or old spelling Tîncăbeşti [ ˈtɨncəbeʃtʲ ] is a village in Ilfov County in the Wallachia region in Romania . Administratively, the village belongs to the Snagov municipality .

On the European route 60 , the place is about 30 kilometers north of Bucharest . In Tâncăbeşti is the medium-wave transmitter ( ⊙ ) of the Romanian radio that went into operation in 1952. With a transmission power of 1500 kW, it is one of the most powerful in Europe and can easily be received in Germany at night.

The former Romanian canoeist Ivan Patzaichin lives here .

history

Archaeological finds dating back to the Bronze Age were made on the territory of the village .

On the night of November 30, 1938, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu , the leader of Romania's fascist Iron Guard , was shot dead in the forest not far from the village .

Attractions

• The Orthodox Church of Sf. Împăraţi Constantin şi Elena , was built in 1912.
• Memorial to the fallen of the First World War, stands at Europastraße 60 and is a listed building.
• Two reservoirs - Tâncăbeşti 1 and Tâncăbeşti 2 - of the Snagov River, where fishing competitions are held.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on the station in "Enciclopedia geografică a României" on Google Books , accessed on February 16, 2014
2. ↑ Information on the website of the Snagov municipality ( memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 16, 2014 (Romanian). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} List of historical monuments of the Romanian Ministry of Culture, updated 2010. ( Memento of the original of June 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.10 MB) 
4. ↑ Information about the church at biserici.org accessed on February 16, 2014 (Romanian)
5. ↑ Pictures at carpodrom.ro